Three Michelin stars is the absolute highest honor a chef and a restaurant can receive.
There are 100 items on our bucket list, 50 states, but only 14 current three-star restaurants in the U.S.
Here they are, complete with where they’re located, the head chef, and the type of cuisine.
Starting with the newest recipient…
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First Awarded: 2024
Chef: Jungsik Yim
Cuisine: Korean
Location: New York
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First Awarded: 2023
Chef: John Shields and Karen Urie Shields
Cuisine: Contemporary Seasonal
Location: Chicago
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First Awarded: 2022
Chef: William Bradley
Cuisine: California Gastronomy
Location: San Diego
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First Awarded: 2019
Chef: Kyle Connaughton
Cuisine: Japanese-Inspired Farm-to-Table
Location: Healdsburg, California (Sonoma County north of San Francisco)
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First Awarded: 2019
Chef: Dominique Crenn and Juan Contreras
Cuisine: French Pescatarian
Location: San Francisco
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First Awarded: 2019
Chef: Patrick O’Connell
Cuisine: French-Influenced American
Location: Washington, Virginia (an hour and a half outside Washington, DC)
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First Awarded: 2017
Chef: Michael Tusk
Cuisine: California Contemporary
Location: San Francisco
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First Awarded: 2015
Chef: Corey Lee
Cuisine: Contemporary Asian-Inspired
Location: San Francisco
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First Awarded: 2012
Chef: Daniel Humm
Cuisine: Plant-Based Contemporary American
Location: New York City
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First Awarded: 2011
Chef: Grant Achatz
Cuisine: Molecular Gastronomy
Location: Chicago
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First Awarded: 2009
Chef: Masa Takayama
Cuisine: Sushi (Omakase)
Location: New York City
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First Awarded: 2007
Chef: Thomas Keller
Cuisine: French and California
Location: Yountville, California (in Napa Valley north of San Francisco)
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First Awarded: 2006
Chef: Eric Ripert
Cuisine: French Seafood
Location: New York City
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First Awarded: 2006
Chef: Thomas Keller
Cuisine: French-Influenced Contemporary American
Location: New York City
When you’re the only U.S. chef with two three-star restaurants (Per Se and The French Laundry), you get your picture!
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The 14 American restaurants with 3 Michelin stars are:
– Jungsik
– Smyth
– Addison
– Single Thread
– Atelier Crenn
– The Inn at Little Washington
– Quince
– Benu
– Eleven Madison Park
– Alinea
– Masa
– The French Laundry
– Le Bernardin
– Per Se
Have you tried any of these? Tell us all about it in the comments!
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These 14 restaurants, understandably, are concentrated in a handful of metropolitan areas:
– NYC
– Washington, DC
– San Francisco
– LA
– Chicago
– San Diego
(Admittedly, some are a little further out – the Inn at Little Washington is an hour away from Washington, DC, and the French Laundry is in Napa Valley north of San Francisco – but you get the idea.)
Personally, I’m looking forward to seeing a Texan restaurant get up on the leaderboard!
Which brings me to an important question…
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How many of these have you been to?
(My current count is zero. I know I can do better than that!)
Let us know in the comments what your experience was like at any of these restaurants!
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